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North-eastern Nigeria is under a state of emergency as Boko Haram attempts to create an Islamist state there. The Boko Haram group - whose name means "Western education is forbidden" - wants to establish Islamic law in Nigeria. Drive-by motorbike assassinations of politicians and policemen became…

 \nIntense Fighting between Military and MNLF Rebels Continues in Zamboanga City as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) conducts operations to reclaim and secure positions held by Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) separatists. AFP helicopters fired rockets on MNLF militants as part of a…

\n\nA prominent lawyer based out of Lagos, Mike Ozekhome, was reported kidnapped on Aug. 23 near Ehor, Edo State. Ehor is located 45 km (28 miles) northeast of Benin City, the capital of Edo State, located in the country's volatile Niger Delta Region.\n\nA professional colleague of the victim…

As of August 16, health officials have reported 105 cases of wild poliovirus in Somalia, including at least 11 deaths, since April. Healthcare in Somalia is extremely limited, especially since medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF - Doctors without Borders) closed its programs in…

Turkish police searched five Turkish Airlines (TK) flights at Istanbul Ataturk Airport (IST) due to a bomb threat after 1830 Aug. 14. Passengers were evacuated, and baggage was unloaded to be inspected.\n\n\n\nNo explosive devices were discovered during the four-hour search and authorities…